A Tallahassee driver and a Monticello driver were both transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a wreck that took place on Highway 90 (Mahan Drive) on Wednesday, June 26. A little after…
Mrs. Gloria Willadene Faircloth (Dena) Hall
Mrs. Gloria Willadene Faircloth (Dena) Hall, 78, passed away on June 22, 2019. She was born in Jefferson County, Florida, to the late Ward and Bernice Faircloth. Dena attended Jefferson High School,…
Marion Paulette Alexander Taylor
Marion Paulette Alexander Taylor, 67, of Plainfield, N.J., passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, at New Bethel AME Church,…
Nathaniel “Nat” Gallon, Sr.
Nathaniel “Nat” Gallon, Sr., 85, passed at home on Friday, June 21, 2019. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at Bethel AME Church, Monticello, with burial in Tallahassee National Cemetery…
CRIME BEAT
Michael Shawn Weaver, 30, of Monticello, Fla.; arrested Sunday, June 9; charged with felony driving while license suspended or revoked (DWLSR), driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), and possession…
EMS writes off over $300,000 in debts
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A total of $368,901.22 – that’s how much debt the Jefferson County Commission recently forgave. Or better said, the commission wrote off the outstanding debts at the…
County sued over internet content
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Mayor John Jones recently warned his colleagues to beware of what he called “money hawks” – attorneys whom he said surfed the internet to review cities’…
Who Should Pay
If the County had nothing to do with the trouble the Clerk of Court is in, I don’t think the County or its insurance company should be expected to pay. D. Warren
Campbell receives International Lions Clubs recognition
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The mission statement of Lions Clubs International and the Jefferson County Lions Club is to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and…
Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program available
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Emergency Home Energy Program (EHEAP) is available to elderly county residents, from Advantage Aging Solutions. Funds are available now to help with utility bills and such…
Jinnie Lew Abney Batts
Jinnie Lew Abney Batts, age 79 entered into rest on June 15, 2019 at her home. She was a longtime resident of Quincy, having moved to Tallahassee in 1989 and then to…
In The Wild at Elizabeth Baptist Church
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Elizabeth Baptist Church (EBC) this summer was themed: ‘In the Wild’, and began on Sunday evening June 9 with registration. Every evening…
Vacation Bible School
debbiesnapp@embarqmail.com (850) 997-3568 June 24 – 28 Waukeenah United Methodist Church 81 Methodist Church Rd. Athens: Paul’s Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday Ages: Pre-K…
From the Pulpit…
Reflections and Images Our lives are like reflections and images: reflections of where we’ve been combined with images of who we are and where we are heading. I believe the longer we…
Defendant benefits from not-yet-enacted new law
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A 66-year-old Monticello man in court last week for violation of probation and facing a possible four years in prison was the beneficiary of a state law…
Week-long patrol leads to multiple arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) recently engaged in a weeklong detail involving traffic stops and warranted searches within Monticello city limits, resulting in multiple…
Planned Parenthood and Choices about your Body
You already have the right to plan about becoming a parent. You already have the choice about your body. These rights can’t be taken away. These choices are made when you choose…
Debs Notes
Happy Birthday today, to Mallory Plaines and George Cooper! The Monticello Opera House presents A Chorus Line, the seventh longest running Broadway Show of all time, on stage from June 21-30. Look…
Reporter’s Corner:
When people come together for a festival Last weekend, Monticello’s downtown streets were packed with vendors, visitors and locals as the 69th Annual Watermelon Festival took place in full swing. There were…
Rosanna Harris
Rosanna Nealy Harris, 81, of Monticello, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Mt. Pleasant Ministries in…